Thermal fatigue properties of a number of austenitic heat resisting steels have been studied by using a testing equipment that can either strain and temperature cyclings independently.
The microstructural and fractographical studies have also made. The results are as follows:
(1) Under 200/1000°C temperature cycling, R2 (19Cr-15Ni-3Si-Al) has slightly better thermal fatigue life (N
f) than SUS310S and R1 (19Cr-13Ni-3Si-Nb). Under 200/800°C and 200/700°C temperature cyclings, the order of steels in N
f changes with the change in total strain range (Δ∈
t). That is, SUS304 has a better thermal fatigue life than the others when Δ∈
t is in a higher value, but than the others when Δ∈
t is a lower level.
(2) Under 200/1000°C temperature cycling, the ductility of steels principally contributes to N
f. On the other hand under 200/800°C and 200/700°C temperature cyclings, the ductility of steels greatly contributes to N
f when Δ∈
t is in a higher level, and the strength of steels during thermal fatigue test greatly contributes to N
f when Δ∈
t is in a lower value.
(3) The cracks in the steels tested under 200/800°C and 200/700°C temperature cyclings are generally transgranular, and the fracture surfaces reveal striations, In SUS310S, however, which has much precipitation near the grain boundary, the most cracks propagate along the grain boundary. Thus, it is understood that the structural change during thermal fatigue test has a large influence on the thermal fatigue properties.
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